Emergency health services in Bulgaria

The emergency care system in Bulgaria is evolving as a hybrid of the former [ldquo ]Soviet-style[rdquo ] health service and western-style emergency medicine. Bulgaria like other [ldquo ]Eastern bloc[rdquo ] Communist nations has undergone a sweeping socioeconomic transformation during the past 10 years. These changes have had profound consequences including the development of emergency services and the recognition of emergency medicine as a specialty in Bulgaria.